Lower Merion police officer Quinn found deceased

LOWER MERION — Lower Merion Police Officer Sean Quinn has been found deceased as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Lower Merion police.

Quinn was found unresponsive in his personal vehicle which was located at FDR Park,1500 Pattison Avenue, Philadelphia, police said.

“The Lower Merion Police Department wishes to express its heartfelt condolences to Officer Quinn’s family and friends and ask that they be kept in your thoughts and prayers as we all try to come to terms with this tragic event,” Lower Merion Police Superintendant Michael McGrath said in a statement Monday.

McGrath issued an alert Monday to regional law enforcement out of what he calls “an abundance of caution.”

Quinn was reported missing after failing to report for duty as scheduled Monday morning, according to police.

Reports heard per Montgomery County Scanner Radio Monday initiating the search indicated Quinn may have been “suffering a mental crisis.”

Quinn was last seen in Ardmore at approximately 5:30 a.m. Monday. He was due to report for duty at 7 a.m. but has been unreachable since, according to police. His last known contact with family was at 6:37 a.m., from the Columbus Boulevard area of Philadelphia, police said.

He was traveling in his own vehicle, a 2012 gray Ford Focus.

This is a developing story. More information will be posted as it is made available.